Recommended Texts
1. Mark Reasoner, Romans in Full Circle: A History of Interpretation (Westminster John Knox, 2005). Students will take turns reading and reporting on portions of this.
2. Michael J. Gorman, Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers, revised and expanded edition (Hendrickson, 2009)

Course Requirements and Grading
1. Regular attendance, preparation of an exegetical notebook with annotations on the text of Romans, and appropriate participation in class discussions. 40%
2. Four brief (two-page) papers: 20%
3. Final paper: 40%

7 Responses to “Romans Course Syllabus”

Coincidentally, I am making my way through Romans this fall as a part of my personal study and am trying to collect good resources. I am limited on time so I can’t really make a go at it. I wonder if you wouldn’t you mind posting the list of articles you will be using for #5 (purpose, theology, theopolitics or Romans) when you settle on them?

Michael,
Interesting pick of Keck! I like his mini into to Paul’s letters and his take on Romans 7 is quite interesting. I like his incorporation of the Adamic side. Perhaps I should give it a second look.

I’ve not read Stowers in a long while, though I do think that self-mastery, while part of the issue in Rom 7, does not sufficiently express the fullness of the apocalyptic theology and anthropology going on there. As for speech in character, nearly everyone recognizes now that Paul is using such a device, or one similar, to speak on behalf of others. But that does not settle the question of which others!